# fleet/longhorn — block storage for the data tier

Longhorn provides the `longhorn` StorageClass that the data tier (Postgres /
Mongo / Redis) and other stateful apps use. Single node for now (replica = 1):
durability is the same as local disk, but you gain **snapshots** and **off-box
backups to Hetzner Object Storage**, plus a clean path to multi-node later.

You install Longhorn; this dir holds the **config** (`values.yaml`) + the backup
credential template.

## 1. Host prerequisite (every node)
`open-iscsi` + a running `iscsid`, and `nfs-common`. Already baked into
`../../host/bootstrap.sh` — but the node is already bootstrapped, so install it
**now** on node1:
```bash
sudo apt-get install -y open-iscsi nfs-common
sudo systemctl enable --now iscsid
systemctl is-active iscsid          # -> active
```
(Optional but recommended) run Longhorn's environment check before installing:
```bash
curl -sSfL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/longhorn/longhorn/v1.12.0/scripts/environment_check.sh | bash
```

## 2. Install (your step) with this config
```bash
helm repo add longhorn https://charts.longhorn.io && helm repo update
helm install longhorn longhorn/longhorn \
  -n longhorn-system --create-namespace \
  --version 1.12.0 -f values.yaml
kubectl -n longhorn-system rollout status deploy/longhorn-driver-deployer
kubectl get storageclass            # 'longhorn' present + (default)
```

## 3. Make Longhorn the only default StorageClass
`values.yaml` sets Longhorn as default — now drop k3s's local-path default so
there aren't two:
```bash
kubectl patch storageclass local-path \
  -p '{"metadata":{"annotations":{"storageclass.kubernetes.io/is-default-class":"false"}}}'
kubectl get storageclass            # only 'longhorn' shows (default)
```

## 4. Backups → Hetzner Object Storage (S3)
1. In Hetzner: create a bucket (e.g. `dezky-longhorn`) + an S3 key pair; note the
   endpoint (`https://fsn1.your-objectstorage.com`).
2. Fill + apply `backup-secret.example.yaml` (creds → Bitwarden).
3. Set the backup target (UI: **Settings → General**, or uncomment in
   `values.yaml` + upgrade):
   - Backup Target: `s3://dezky-longhorn@fsn1/`
   - Backup Target Credential Secret: `longhorn-backup-secret`
4. Add a **RecurringJob** (UI → Recurring Job, or a `RecurringJob` CR): e.g. a
   nightly `backup` with retention 14, applied to the `default` volume group so
   every PV is backed up off-box.

## How this changes the backup story
Longhorn now owns volume-level snapshots + S3 backups, so the host `restic`
layer no longer needs to capture `/var/lib/rancher/k3s/storage` (local-path).
Keep restic for the **host** bits (Stalwart mail store, k3s etcd snapshots), and
still take **logical DB dumps** (`pg_dump`/`mongodump`) into a Longhorn PVC —
Longhorn backs that up to S3 and a logical dump is what you actually restore
from. (Crash-consistent block snapshots of a live DB are a last resort.)

## Notes
- Bump `defaultReplicaCount` to 2–3 in `values.yaml` (helm upgrade) once more
  nodes join; Longhorn rebalances.
- The UI Ingress is intentionally **off** — it's full storage admin. Gate it
  behind an IP allowlist or Authentik before exposing it.
